Shiyan

Shiyan is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan to the northeast, Chongqing to the southwest, and Shaanxi to the north and west. At the 2020 census its population was 3,209,004, of whom 1,033,407 lived in the built-up area formed by the urban districts of Maojian and Zhangwan across 1,193 square kilometers, since the district of Yunyang is not conurbated with them. In 2007 the city was named among China's top ten most livable cities by the Chinese Cities Brand Value Report.